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Current Events Assignments

• Go to 1&CurrPage=scholasticNews.jsp&TopicValue=Scholastic%20News|Schlastic News
• Select an article to read in your grade level
• Answer the questions in your notebook from the Skills Page
  • Each page in your notebook should contain
    • The article title
    • The answers to each question in complete sentences
    • you do not have to write out the questions
• Pick a different article each day

• Discuss History - Importance
  • Why do we study history
  • What can we learn from the past
  • How can we study social studies
• Use of a Timeline
  • Create a personal timeline assignment
  • Create a historical timeline assignment
• Watch video from Discovery Education titled "The Great Age of Exploration"
  • Discuss the video and answer questions
  • Map voyages of Important explorers
  • Discuss the Geography of each of the areas
• Get a copy of the European Explorer's handout
  • Work on defining terms together
  • Research bibliographical information on each person